Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Greece or Iceland?

Iceland, at 5,076 TJ against 4,338 TJ in Greece as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Iceland: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total)

Greece

4,338 TJ

in 2023

Iceland

5,076 TJ

in 2023

Greece rank

47th

Iceland rank

45th

Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) over time

Greece
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 5,076 TJ against 4,338 TJ in Greece, a difference of 738 TJ.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 47th and Iceland ranks 45th of 121 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,331 TJ	589.14 TJ	2,742 TJ	Greece
2000s	4,954 TJ	2,304 TJ	2,650 TJ	Greece
2010s	4,719 TJ	4,920 TJ	200.87 TJ	Iceland
2020s	4,389 TJ	4,979 TJ	590.17 TJ	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Greece or Iceland?: Iceland, at 5,076 TJ against 4,338 TJ in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Greece and Iceland?: 738 TJ, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Greece and Iceland rank globally for food packaging — energy use?: Greece ranks 47th and Iceland ranks 45th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 155 places, 4,536 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.